CVE-2013-4551
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CVE-2013-4551
Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when nested virtualization is disabled, does not properly check the emulation paths for (1) VMLAUNCH and (2) VMRESUME, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified vectors related to "guest VMX instruction execution."
Exploit probability
0.8%
Published
November 18, 2013
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2013-4551
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Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when nested virtualization is disabled, does not properly check the emulation paths for (1) VMLAUNCH and (2) VMRESUME, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified vectors related to "guest VMX instruction execution."
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55398
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/11/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63625
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029313
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88649